in-crop-weather State Indiana Crop Weather Week Ending Date October 10, 2004 Issue IN-CW4104 Agricultural Summary Farmers had another ideal week to harvest corn and soybeans, according to Indiana Agricultural Statistics. Lack of rainfall has caused delays in planting wheat. Hazardous fire conditions still remain a concern. Frost killed a significant amount of double cropped soybeans across the state Record breaking yields, along with harvest activity running seven to ten days ahead of the average pace, has caused some elevators to limit deliveries or close down early in order to move the crop. Field Crops Report There were 6.8 days suitable for fieldwork. Ninety-six percent of the corn acreage is mature (safe from frost) compared with 87 percent last year and 94 percent for the average. Forty-seven percent of the corn acreage is harvested compared with 21 percent last year and 35 percent for the average. By area, 37 percent of the corn acreage is harvested in the north, 48 percent in the central region and 64 percent in the south. Moisture content of harvested corn is averaging about 17 percent. Corn condition is rated 84 percent good to excellent compared with 61 percent last year at this time. Soybean acreage shedding leaves is virtually complete. Ninety-three percent of the soybean acreage is mature compared with 81 percent last year and 89 percent for the average. Seventy-three percent of the soybean acreage is harvested compared with 37 percent last year and 50 percent for the average. By area, 70 percent of the soybean acreage is harvested in the north, 84 percent in the central region and 59 percent in the south. Moisture content of harvested soybeans is averaging about 10.5 percent. Soybean condition is rated 78 percent good to excellent compared with 45 percent last year at this time. Forty-four percent of the winter wheat acreage is planted compared with 31 percent last year and 36 percent for the average pace. Nine percent of the winter wheat acreage is emerged compared with 7 percent last year and 9 percent for the average pace. Livestock, Pasture and Range Report Pasture condition is rated 3 percent excellent, 23 percent good, 35 percent fair, 27 percent poor and 12 percent very poor. Livestock are in mostly good condition. Crop Progress Table ----------------------------------------------------- : This : Last : Last : 5-Year Crop : Week : Week : Year : Avg ----------------------------------------------------- Percent Corn Mature 96 91 87 94 Corn Harvested 47 29 21 35 Soybeans Shedding Lvs 98 95 94 98 Soybeans Mature 93 84 81 89 Soybeans Harvested 73 55 37 50 Winter Wheat Planted 44 25 31 36 Winter Wheat Emerged 9 2 7 9 Crop Condition Table ----------------------------------------------------- : Very : : : : Excel- Crop : Poor : Poor : Fair : Good : lent ----------------------------------------------------- Percent Corn 2 3 11 43 41 Soybean 2 4 16 49 29 Pasture 12 27 35 23 3 Soil Moisture & Days Suitable for Fieldwork Table -------------------------------------- : This : Last : Last : : Week : Week : Year : -------------------------------------- Percent Topsoil Very Short 33 24 0 Short 43 43 10 Adequate 23 33 85 Surplus 1 0 5 Subsoil Very Short 20 15 3 Short 39 34 12 Adequate 41 51 81 Surplus 0 0 4 Days Suitable 6.8 6.8 6.5 Contact information --Greg Preston, Director --Bud Bever, Agricultural Statistician E-Mail Address: nass-in@nass.usda.gov http://www.nass.usda.gov/in/index.htm --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRELIMINARY DISTRICT ESTIMATES OCTOBER 2004 Planted Acres Harvested Acres Yield Production District 2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004 Thousands Thousands Bushels Thousands Corn NW 918 923 888 875 138 175 122,795 152,820 NC 757 735 723 703 148 161 106,850 113,220 NE 555 530 523 511 145 159 76,032 81,231 WC 727 701 699 685 156 167 108,695 114,622 C 1,160 1,163 1,141 1,133 149 172 170,383 194,326 EC 467 456 455 439 144 173 65,547 75,754 SW 700 798 670 781 145 169 97,001 132,319 SC 166 194 153 179 138 160 21,048 28,642 SE 150 200 138 194 135 132 18,589 25,564 State 5,600 5,700 5,390 5,500 146 167 786,940 918,500 Soybeans NW 722 721 713 713 32 51 22,511 36,684 NC 653 647 648 639 36 50 23,354 32,219 NE 610 634 603 627 38 50 22,681 31,614 WC 652 672 634 663 38 50 23,878 33,429 C 1,171 1,187 1,159 1,171 41 54 47,737 62,659 EC 507 529 503 522 39 54 19,793 27,931 SW 684 676 668 667 41 47 27,274 31,572 SC 206 198 202 195 39 51 7,797 10,033 SE 245 236 240 233 38 46 9,035 10,789 State 5,450 5,500 5,370 5,430 38 51 204,060 276,930 Wheat NW 21 27 19 26 79 69 1,507 1,781 NC 42 43 40 42 75 62 2,996 2,585 NE 88 79 83 78 76 62 6,308 4,801 WC 32 31 29 30 75 57 2,161 1,698 C 56 54 53 53 71 69 3,762 3,631 EC 36 33 34 32 72 70 2,448 2,224 SW 140 143 131 141 63 61 8,249 8,539 SC 25 21 23 20 56 55 1,284 1,092 SE 20 19 18 18 53 52 955 929 State 460 450 430 440 69 62 29,670 27,280 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Weather Information Table Week ending Sunday October 10, 2004 ----------------------------------------------------- | Past Week Weather Summary Data |--------------------------------- Station | Air | | Avg | Temperature | Precip. |4 in. |---------------|------------|Soil |Hi |Lo |Avg|DFN|Total |Days |Temp ----------------------------------------------------- Northwest (1) Chalmers_5W 84 29 55 -3 0.11 1 62 Valparaiso_AP_I 77 30 55 -2 0.57 1 Wanatah 78 27 52 -4 0.48 1 61 Wheatfield 78 28 52 -3 0.20 1 Winamac 78 29 55 -2 0.38 1 57 North Central (2) Plymouth 75 31 53 -4 0.94 2 South_Bend 75 29 54 -2 0.38 1 Young_America 80 31 55 -1 0.00 0 Northeast (3) Columbia_City 77 28 53 -2 0.06 1 57 Fort_Wayne 78 32 56 +0 0.02 1 West Central (4) Greencastle 79 30 54 -5 0.00 0 Perrysville 84 27 56 -2 0.00 0 65 Spencer_Ag 78 32 55 -2 0.03 1 Terre_Haute_AFB 81 31 58 -2 0.00 0 W_Lafayette_6NW 82 24 54 -3 0.02 1 64 Central (5) Eagle_Creek_AP 78 36 59 +2 0.00 0 Greenfield 78 34 57 -1 0.00 0 Indianapolis_AP 78 37 59 +2 0.00 0 Indianapolis_SE 78 33 57 -1 0.00 0 Tipton_Ag 79 29 54 -2 0.08 1 63 East Central (6) Farmland 78 28 54 -2 0.00 0 56 New_Castle 75 29 53 -3 0.00 0 Southwest (7) Evansville 83 36 62 +2 0.00 0 Freelandville 80 37 58 -2 0.00 0 Shoals 81 34 58 +0 0.00 0 Stendal 81 40 60 +2 0.00 0 Vincennes_5NE 83 32 58 +0 0.00 0 65 South Central (8) Leavenworth 81 36 58 +1 0.00 0 Oolitic 81 33 56 -2 0.00 0 61 Tell_City 83 41 62 +2 0.00 0 Southeast (9) Brookville 81 34 56 +0 0.00 0 Milan_5NE 77 35 56 +0 0.00 0 Scottsburg 79 32 55 -4 0.00 0 ----------------------------------------------------- Weather Information Table (Continued) Week ending Sunday October 10, 2004 ----------------|-------------------------------- | Accumulation |-------------------------------- | April 1, 2004 thru Station | October 10, 2004 |-------------------------------- | Precipitation |GDD Base 50oF |-------------------------------- | | | | | |Total | DFN |Days|Total| DFN ------------------------------------------------- Northwest (1) Chalmers_5W 29.70 +6.79 60 2992 -133 Valparaiso_AP_I 20.96 -4.17 66 2808 -49 Wanatah 22.77 -1.42 70 2588 -132 Wheatfield 37.50 +14.11 73 2728 -48 Winamac 29.17 +5.89 75 2855 -7 North Central (2) Plymouth 27.48 +3.54 75 2743 -269 South_Bend 23.05 -0.21 76 2926 +103 Young_America 26.85 +4.26 64 2999 +38 Northeast (3) Columbia_City 25.29 +2.67 76 2752 +58 Fort_Wayne 25.71 +5.04 70 2975 +11 West Central (4) Greencastle 22.87 -3.25 67 2925 -426 Perrysville 21.53 -2.84 54 3234 +121 Spencer_Ag 27.36 +1.28 71 3150 +14 Terre_Haute_AFB 19.12 -5.49 63 3446 +121 W_Lafayette_6NW 23.21 +0.24 51 2964 +13 Central (5) Eagle_Creek_AP 19.50 -3.45 65 3362 +68 Greenfield 22.65 -2.45 64 3168 -1 Indianapolis_AP 27.17 +4.22 60 3470 +176 Indianapolis_SE 22.42 -1.06 54 3196 -93 Tipton_Ag 22.59 -0.88 67 2888 +31 East Central (6) Farmland 21.31 -1.37 63 2922 +134 New_Castle 23.32 -0.72 50 2610 -248 Southwest (7) Evansville 22.72 -0.51 55 3903 +81 Freelandville 23.15 -1.04 57 3486 +51 Shoals 26.14 +0.04 61 3481 +150 Stendal 24.65 -1.24 55 3720 +122 Vincennes_5NE 23.57 -0.62 68 3635 +200 South Central (8) Leavenworth 31.93 +5.69 65 3528 +221 Oolitic 26.07 +1.06 69 3306 +130 Tell_City 30.60 +4.13 55 3998 +297 Southeast (9) Brookville 19.15 -5.03 55 3367 +352 Milan_5NE 27.72 +3.54 92 3275 +260 Scottsburg 32.95 +8.09 60 3373 -48 ----------------------------------------------------------------- DFN = Departure From Normal (Using 1961-90 Normals Period). GDD = Growing Degree Days. Precipitation (Rainfall or melted snow/ice) in inches. Precipitation Days = Days with precip of .01 inch or more. Air Temperatures in Degrees Fahrenheit. Copyright 2004: AWIS, Inc. All rights reserved. The above weather information is provided by AWIS, Inc. For detailed ag weather forecasts and data visit the AWIS home page at www.awis.com or call toll free at 1-888-798-9955.